Tax revenue shares by economic function; total EU-27 tax revenue was €7.1T.
EU tax revenue mix in 2024 compares revenue shares by economic function across the EU-27. Rows use labour, consumption and capital tax shares of the €7.1T total tax-revenue denominator. Labour taxes ranked first at 51.5 percent of total tax revenue. Consumption taxes accounted for 26.8 percent and capital taxes accounted for 21.6 percent.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Labour taxes | 51.5% | 2024 |
| 2 | Consumption taxes | 26.8% | 2024 |
| 3 | Capital taxes | 21.6% | 2024 |
Source 1: European Commission DG TAXUD
Publisher: European Commission DG TAXUD
Dataset/table: Data on Taxation Trends, 2024 EU-27 tax revenue by economic function
Units: Percent of total tax revenue; EUR trillions
Date checked: 2026-05-23
Evidence: Supports 2024 EU-27 total tax revenue and the labour, consumption and capital tax revenue shares.
Rows use the European Commission economic-function tax categories. The three shares sum to 99.9 percent because source percentages are rounded.
The graphic plots tax-revenue shares as the primary values. The rounded total tax revenue is retained as context rather than converted into primary bar values.
All rows use the same European Commission DG TAXUD source family, period 2024, and unit frame supplied in the research brief.
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